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lection of British birds was presented by the Rev. Thomas 

 Gisborne, prebendary of Durham. Since then the museum 

 has been considerably increased by presents and purchases ; 

 so that, at present, very few of the British beasts and birds are 

 wanting to complete it: those which are wanting are of the 

 rarer species. There are, also, a number of foreign birds, 

 chiefly from North and South America; a small but valuable 

 collection of shells, containing several very rare species ; sonm 

 insects, reptiles, minerals, and geological specimens ; and, be- 

 sides these, a collection of British eggs, and miscellaneous 

 curiosities. A well-preserved herbarium, containing about 

 three quarters of the British flora, systematically arranged, and 

 of easy reference, has been presented. A convenient building 

 has been appropriated for the reception of the museum, which 

 is open daily for the free admission of visitors. It is under 

 the government and direction of the board of curators, con- 

 sisting of the warden and four other members of the Univer- 

 sity, ex (/fficio, and also four persons appointed every two years 

 at the convocation: the funds are supplied by the University. 

 — K. C. [Received on April 14. 1836.] 



The Manchester Museum. — With a view to calling the at- 

 tention of the proper authorities to the subject, I wish to 

 advert to the difficulty there exists in the way of strangers 

 wishing to inspect the museum at Manchester. No one is 

 allowed to see it without producing a written order. How 

 different is the course pursued at York and Worcester, and 

 what facilities are there afforded to any persons desirous of 

 seeing the respective museums at those places ! 1 think some 

 more liberal measure might be adopted at Manchester, as the 

 present arrangement is very inconvenient to strangers ; and 

 persons who have only a short time to spare, may, if not pre- 

 viously aware of the rule, be prevented altogether from seeing 

 the museum, coming to it, and rinding themselves denied ad- 

 mittance. The disappointment would be the greater, as the 

 museum at Manchester is exceedingly well worth seeing. I 

 hope that these few remarks will have the effect wished for. — 

 Rev. Francis Orpen Morris. Do?icaster, Sept. 1835. 



The Norfolk and Norwich Museum, (p. 217, 218.) — Since 

 the publication of the notice in p. 217, 218., a copy of the Re- 

 port made at the eleventh annual meeting has been received, 

 whence the following notices are cited. One relative to the 

 admission of non-subscribers may be taken first, for the sake 

 of placing it in connexion with the case at Manchester re- 

 marked upon above : it is this : — " In future no non-subscriber 

 can be admitted to the museum without either the personal 

 introduction of a subscriber, or a written one naming the per- 



